COVID-19 lockdown a good time to compost your waste. Here's how to do it

Home composting can shed load off workers. About 50-70% of Indian households generate waste that is organic in nature 

Ten zero-waste cities: How Malabon in the Philippines took on the challenge of waste

One of the city's districts, Portrero, institutionalised its zero waste programme through policies; it success at waste reduct are now being …

Ten zero-waste cities: How Capannori inspired other European municipalities on zero waste

Taking a proactive, holistic approach and involving residents in all stages of policy development were key elements that led the Italian …

Ten zero-waste cities: How Tacloban in the Philippines managed to spruce itself up

With a decentralised waste management system, the city was able to save on waste management and reduce its landfill-bound waste by 31 per cent

Ten zero-waste cities: How Seoul came to be among the best in recycling

Strong policy instruments and good implementation did the trick for South Korea's capital

Ten zero-waste cities: Kamikatsu, Japan’s zero-waste miracle town

Japan’s first municipality to make a ‘zero waste declaration’, the town is well on its way to becoming fully zero-waste by 2020

Ten zero-waste cities: How Thiruvananthapuram cleaned up its act

Kerala’s capital popularised a model that minimised waste creation

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Ten zero-waste cities: Community participation worked wonders for San Fernando

The whole community played an integral role in making the implementation of the zero-waste programme city-wide, a success

Ten zero-waste cities: What makes Penang stand out in waste recycling?

It has the highest recycling rate in Malaysia at 43 per cent

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Ten zero-waste cities: Bandung’s slow but steady drive to reduce its trash

Indonesia’s third-largest city is not fully zero-waste yet. But its journey is inspirational

स्वच्छ सर्वेक्षण 2020: इंदौर कैसे बन गया भारत का सबसे साफ शहर

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Ten zero-waste cities: How Taguig in the Philippines became clean

Down To Earth profiles ten cities across the globe which have got rid of their waste problem using the ‘zero waste model’

Can bioplastics save us from drowning in our own waste?

Alternatives like paper, cloth, biodegradable plastics, glass, etc have relative merits and no single alternative can be the solution to what is …

Zanzibar passes new regulation developed by CSE on solid waste management

The first of its kind in East Africa, the regulation will help Tanzania's semi-autonomous archipelago to tackle its burgeoning waste problem

Tanzania bans plastic bags

All plastic carry bags are prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, stored, supplied and used in the African country

Is green menstruation possible?

One sanitary pad could take 500 to 800 years to decompose as the plastic used is non-biodegradable and can lead to health and environmental …

Cutting the Gordian knot: Norway’s initiative to combat global plastic jeopardy

The Scandinavian country proposes stronger control of international trade in plastic wastes at the 14th Conference of the Parties to the Basel …

Biomedical Waste Management in India: Still a looming concern

The seemingly endless stream of biomedical waste management in India has necessitated the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to …

Can plastics be good?

Though plastics are harmful for the environment, a few interesting initiatives across India hold promise

In hope of a plastic waste-free island

Although Zanzibar is cashing in on tourism, it is also battling plastic menace in the form of litter consisting of discarded water bottles and …

Small cities win big on waste management

When it comes to managing their waste, small cities are showing the way through key policies and strict monitoring

Swachh Survekshan 2018: Indore and Bhopal win it again; Jharkhand moves ahead 

Panaji, which emerged as the best innovator in the West Zone, was recognised by the Centre for Science and Environment in 2016 as one of the …

Centre amends e-waste management rules 2016 yet again

Even the producers or importers, who have recently started their operations, have been given a collection target which is lesser than the targets …